| 100% | NATS | 4 | Baseball team whose mascot is Screech the eagle, familiarly |
| 63% | REDSOX | 6 | Baseball team whose mascot is Wally the Green Monster |
| 51% | PHILLIES | 8 | MLB team whose mascot is the Phanatic |
| 50% | METS | 4 | Team whose mascot's head is a baseball |
| 47% | METS | 4 | New York team whose mascot's head is a baseball |
| 43% | NIAGARA | 7 | Buffalo-area university whose athletic teams are the Purple Eagles |
| 42% | NETS | 4 | NBA team, one of whose mascots is Duncan the Dragon |
| 42% | KSU | 3 | School whose team mascot is Willie the Wildcat (Abbr.) |
| 42% | LIONS | 5 | NFL team whose mascot is named Roary |
| 42% | LIONS | 5 | Detroit NFL team whose mascot is named Roary |
| 41% | CUBA | 4 | Caribbean island whose team was runner-up in the 2006 World Baseball Classic |
| 41% | METS | 4 | Baseball team whose manager is Terry Collins |
| 41% | KSU | 3 | Midwestern school whose team mascot is Willie the Wildcat (Abbr.) |
| 41% | SEATTLESEAHAWKS | 15 | Pro team whose mascot is a blue bird named Blitz |
| 40% | METS | 4 | Team whose mascot's head is a ball |
| 40% | METS | 4 | Baseball team whose home field is in Queens |
| 40% | METS | 4 | Baseball team whose cap features the letters "NY" |
| 40% | NRA | 3 | Grp. whose mascot is Eddie Eagle |
| 40% | EAGLE | 5 | Member of the N.F.L. team whose mascot is named Swoop |
| 40% | UTES | 4 | College team whose mascot is a red-tailed hawk named Swoop |
| 40% | METS | 4 | Baseball team whose original full name is rarely used |
| 40% | STETSON | 7 | Florida university whose mascot is the Hatter |
| 40% | AUBURN | 6 | Alabama University whose mascot is the Tigers |
| 40% | PRESSYOURLUCK | 13 | Game show whose mascot is the Whammy |
| 39% | NRA | 3 | Political lobby whose mascot is Eddie Eagle: Abbr. |
| 39% | MTV | 3 | Cable channel whose mascot is the Moon Man |
| 39% | YALE | 4 | School whose mascot is the bulldog Handsome Dan |
| 39% | CLEVELAND | 9 | City whose major league baseball team was once named the Naps |
| 39% | AMHERST | 7 | New England college whose mascot is the Lord Jeff |
| 39% | SEGA | 4 | Company whose mascot is Sonic the Hedgehog |